Reifer to prepare Young Windies for Caribbean World Cup

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies yesterday appointed former West Indies captain, Floyd Reifer, as the Under-19 head coach, tasked with the responsibility of preparing the youth side for the ICC Under-19 World Cup, scheduled next year for the …

Breaking the chains of Caribbean tourism Pt. 2

Being one of the largest industries in the world and a significant driver of unfettered development across the Caribbean, there is a lot being banked upon the reinvigoration of the tourism industry in the age of COVID-19. With air travel restrictions still …

World: Climate risk insurance in the Caribbean: 20 lessons learned from the Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the ...

NATURAL HAZARDS IN THE CARIBBEAN Countries in the Caribbean face a range of natural hazards, particularly tropical cyclones, excess rainfall, earthquakes and to a lesser extent volcanic risks. The region also faces secondary risks from flooding, landslides …

UK’s ‘travel corridor’ shrinks further as Qatar and several Caribbean islands removed

Qatar, Madeira and the Caribbean island of Aruba are among the latest locations to join the UK government’s no-go list. They lost their “travel corridor” status – which confers quarantine exemption on travellers to the UK – in a Thursday evening …

Caribbean nations frantically struggle to increase testing

Caribbean nations frantically struggle to increase testing as US and UK demand returning holidaymakers present negative result Carribean vacation spots face a strain on their Covid-19 testing resources  It comes as US becomes latest country to require …

New COVID-19 test rules create logistical hurdles in the Caribbean

Caribbean tourism officials are rushing to increase COVID-19 testing capacity after the United States became the latest country to require nearly all arriving passengers to present a negative test within 72 hours of departure. Some tropical vacation spots, …

New COVID-19 test rules create hurdles for tourist-heavy Caribbean

(Adds comment from Jamaica’s Tourism minister) Jan 14 (Reuters) - Caribbean tourism officials are rushing to increase COVID-19 testing capacity after the United States became the latest country to require nearly all arriving passengers to present a …

New COVID-19 test rules create logistical hurdles for the Caribbean

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Caribbean tourism officials are rushing to increase COVID-19 testing capacity after the United States became the latest country to require nearly all arriving passengers to present a negative test within 72 hours of departure. Some …

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' alum opening Afro-Caribbean-style restaurant in Maryland

Caribbean, Latin American aviation groups urge rollback of flight bans, new travel restrictions

The Caribbean and Latin American aviation industry is urging governments in the region to roll back newly imposed travel restrictions, including COVID-19 testing requirements and flight bans on certain routes. The effort comes as airline groups elsewhere …